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...white mother and a black father, that she rejected her father and his blackness, and that her agonizings have cost her her sanity and her hair (which has fallen out in clumps). The intricacies of this identity crisis are represented by her four selves: Patrice Lumumba, Jesus, Queen Victoria Regina, and the Duchess of Hapsburg, Except for one cruel scene between Sarah and her lover Raymond--a Jewish poet "who is very interested in Negroes"--the play is composed entirely of motion and monologue. Miss Teer's performance is magnetic, and this form permits her to hold the audience completely...

Author: By Helen W. Jencks, | Title: Charlie and Funnyhouse of a Negro | 3/27/1965 | See Source »

...Quiet Surrender. The fun was over on Goldie's twelfth day loose. Swooping down to feast on a rabbit planted by his pursuers, he let himself be quietly seized by the legs and returned to his cage, where his mate Regina awaited. "It's good to have him back," said a zoo official. "He is used to people and good square meals." Many a Londoner would take wistful exception. As the Daily Mail put it, Goldie "is the flying symbol of all men lost in urban civilization." Added the Daily Telegraph's editorial page: "Perhaps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: A Flying Symbol | 3/19/1965 | See Source »

...REGINA R. PATTERSON...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 5, 1965 | 2/5/1965 | See Source »

...Broadway PETERPAT, by Enid Rudd. In olden days, man fought Tyrannosaurus rex; nowadays he battles Tyrannosaurus regina-his wife...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Jan. 29, 1965 | 1/29/1965 | See Source »

...Broadway PETERPAT, by Enid Rudd. In olden days man fought Tyrannosaurus rex; nowadays he battles Tyrannosaurus regina -his wife. With Dick Shawn and Joan Hackett deftly handling the key roles, this wry, observant comedy argues with cogency that marriage is funny as hell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Jan. 22, 1965 | 1/22/1965 | See Source »

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